Serving the Cause by Getting the Shot, and Observing Hugh Nibley

The ever-dying Interpreter Foundation has somehow managed to gasp out yet another book.  You can learn a little something about it and about its subject in this short entry on the Foundation’s blog, which is the first in a projected series of related blog posts:

“Who Was Hugh Nibley?: Announcing a New, Landmark Book, Hugh Nibley Observed“

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I want, again, to use this space to encourage all three of my readers to accept vaccination against the COVID-19 virus, if they have not already done so.  In this encouragement, I feel confident that I have the support of the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve:

“Vaccinations ‘protect health and preserve life,’ Latter-day Saint handbook update says”

“This young Utah lawmaker almost died from COVID-19 — now he’s sharing his story: ‘‘This is real’: Rep. Jon Hawkins urges Utahns to recognize COVID-19’s physical, emotional toll”

“Christian nationalism is a barrier to mass vaccination against COVID-19: Some who identify as Christian nationalists believe they will be protected from any disease.”

One of the lesser reasons that I hope people will be vaccinated is this:  I want movie theaters to open up to full capacity as soon as they can.  The Interpreter Foundation’s theatrical film, Witnesses, is slated to open on Thursday evening, 3 June 2021, and I want it to succeed.  I want it to reach as large an audience as it possibly can.  And that will surely require open theaters — the more open the better (consistent with public health and safety).

So please, please, get yourself vaccinated!  Help your community!  Help the Witnesses film project succeed!

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And, speaking of the witnesses to the Book of Mormon, here are two pieces from Book of Mormon Central that I think you’ll find interesting:

“Why Did Hiram Page Remain Faithful to the Book of Mormon?”

“Why Was Peter Whitmer Jr. Chosen to Witness the Gold Plates?”

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“A Whirlwind History of Frivolous Lawsuits against Latter-day Saints: Many commentators feigned shock with the recent Huntsman lawsuit. They shouldn’t be. Similar “publicity stunt” lawsuits have been going on for a long time.”

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But the work goes on.  Here, clocking in at just under forty-five (45) minutes, is the latest video installment of regular report of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints:

“April 2021 Edition of The World Report”

It’s available in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.

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And, finally, here’s a tidbit for you out of Alabama, from the inexhaustible cornucopia of the Christopher Hitchens Memorial “How Religion Poisons Everything ” File©:

“Young LDS elders helping keep city clean”